Definitions for itself
ɪtˈsɛlfit·self

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1. itselfpronoun

   it;

   The door itself is quite heavy.

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1. Itselfpronoun.

   The neutral reciprocal pronoun applied to things.

   Etymology: it and self.

   Who then shall blame
   His pester'd senses to recoil and start,
   When all that is within him does condemn
   Itself for being there? William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   Borrowing of foreigners, in itself, makes not the kingdom rich or poor. John Locke.

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1. Itself

   the neuter reciprocal pronoun of It; as, the thing is good in itself; it stands by itself

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1. Itself

   it-self′, pron. the neuter reciprocal pronoun, applied to things.—By itself, alone, apart; In and by itself, separately considered.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'itself' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #362

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'itself' in Written Corpus Frequency: #785

Anagrams for itself »

1. filets

2. fliest

3. stifle

How to pronounce itself?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say itself in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of itself in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of itself in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of itself in a Sentence

1. Titus Livius:

   The populace is like the sea motionless in itself, but stirred by every wind, even the lightest breeze.

2. Mariana Fulger:

   Every being is the universe shed from itself, like a continuous sunrise.

3. Alvin Toffler:

   The recognition that no knowledge can be complete, no metaphor entire, is itself humanizing. It counteracts fanaticism. It grants even to adversaries the possibility of partial truth, and to oneself the possibility of error.

4. Anna Hirsch:

   If she ends up with the Democratic nomination, I don't think I would hesitate to vote for her, but in terms of the primary itself, currently I am leaning towards Bernie Sanders.

5. Credit Suisse analysts:

   The disruptive influence of China is now showing itself in another manner through rapidly growing outbound M&A.

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